Two reasons mainly pushed me to make this film. On one hand the story of a huge quantity of drugs seized at the border between Italy and Switzerland was for me a sign of a malaise and an imposing crisis, also of values, that does not exclude our country. On the other hand, I wanted to take the opportunity to speak about the relationship between the individual and a world ever more empty and unbalanced in its social relations. I saw an occasion to illustrate this crisis that is not an abstract idea, but a reality even in a society like that in Switzerland, a model and reference point for the whole world... What would happen if one day I found myself in the same initial situation as that of the characters? What would happen if I no longer had a job? What would I do? I began with these questions in trying to imagine how to make this film.

I realize that I’m at a turning point in my career. I’ve had various experiences as a director from documentaries and films of fiction that permitted me to present the fantastic, but also the real world, and that helped me to understand how urgent and relevant it is to confront the problems of today’s world. A comedy is perhaps the best way to tell about the experiences of the characters involved in this story. So I said to my self: let’s try comedy! A kaleidoscope of characters then took form before me and became Mario, Augusto, Clara, Ivan, Leo, the Professor and Monica ...

A last note regarding the music: It’s sometime that I wanted to work with Maria Bonzanigo who creates the music for all of the productions of the Finzi Pasca Company. We proposed it to her, she accepted and in less time than I could imagine, the music I wanted was there, to accompany all of my characters...

Mohammed Soudani